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JNITED STATES JOI-IN C. LI'IZLLE, OF

PATENT OFEicE.

ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

Tn.; ROOF SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,920,dated September '7, 1886i Application ll'ed January 6, 1886.

To @ZZ whom, it 11mg/ concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. LITZELLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rockford, in the county of Vinnebago and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tile Roofs, with orwithout glazing or varnish, in many colors; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full', clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to tile roofs, and its object is to provide a formof tile that can be easily and accurately placed in position and securedtherein with convenience and in such manner that the fastening-nail canbe uncovered by removal of the overlapping tile; and it consists of animproved tile, and of certain combinations hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a plan view of a roof. FigsII, III, IV, V, and VI are plan views of the under side of severaltiles, and Fig. VII is an end view of the tile shown in Fig. IV.

l, 2, 3, and 4 represent four slopes of a roof, l and Limeeting endwiseat the hip 5, and 2 and 8 meeting in the valley 6.

The tile on the main part of the roof is of the form indicated in Fig.IV, and marked 7.

The forms of tile used at the valley are marked 8 and 9, and those atthe hip 10 and 11.

The listing, lath, or strip to which the tiles 'are nailed is indicatedat 11i.

Each tile, except those used at the hip, is provided with a heel orprojection, 12, which, when the tile is in place, lies on the upper sideof the lath or listing, and in contact there` It serves as a guide inlaying the tile, and an additional means of security against itsdisplacement, and adds to its strength near the nail-orifice.

Each tile, except those used on the hip, is provided with a projectionor heel and a hole or perforation, 13, for the insertion of a nail orpin immediately below the projection 12 Serial No. lnll. (No model.)

and directly over the lath when the heel is in contact with the upperedge thereof.

rlhe gutter underlying the tile in the valley is indicated in dottedlines. A cover for the hip is indicated at-l. These may be of anywell-known form and material.

At the right of Fig. I is indicated the meth-v od of laying several rowsof tile simultaneously, and whereby several tiles are nailed at onetime, and before the laying of others.

Each tile is provided with a curved edge on one side, as indicated, tooverlie the edge of the one adjacent.

The body of each tile may be curved in cross-section, or it may be madefiat.

Tiles have been provided with a'heel and a perforation adjacent theretofor the insertion of a nail, but in use the nail was driven through anoverlying tile perforated for the purpose, as set forth in German patent16,457, of 1880. rIiles have also been provided with a curved edgeadapted to lie in a channel formed by a ilange on the opposite face of alaterally-adjacent tile, each tile having both the curved and theflanged edge, as illustrated in French patent 26,935. Said tiles havealso been provided with other flanges or pro jections situated betweenthe tiles when placed in the roof, intended to prevent the entrance ofrain or snow.

My tile is simple in forni, as shown. Its body is slightly curved, andis free from any projection or perforation, excepting the heel andnail-hole. It has, however, a downwardlycurved edge having a greatercurvature than the body, and adapted to overlap and closely fit theupwardlycurved body of a laterally-placed tile; but it is free from allprojeetions, which would prevent one tile from resting closely uponanother, and from all perforations in the parts exposed in the roof. Thetile is less liable to fracture,as the heel strength ens thel partadjacent to the perforation.

These tiles may be made in any known way and of any suitable material.They may be glazed or unglazed, and variously colored or not, and ofornamented contour, as will be well understood.

A roof may be easily and quickly laid, and in case of the subsequentfracture of a tile it can readily be replaced and nailed.

I am aware that a tile has been provided with a heel, and withnail-holes laterally situated with respect to the saine, and also that atile has been furnished with a perforated projection, and these mattersare not of my invention; neither is a curved tile edge, to produce anoverlapping-joint, as this feature is old in tiles otherwiseconstructed. My tile unites thc several elements speeilled in the claimsto produce a very simple and efficient article.

Having thus described my invention7 what I desire to claim as oi' myinvention is- 1. .A tile having the heel, nail-hole, curved body, andoppositely-curved edge, all as described, whereby, in a roof made ofsuch tiles, the nail-holes will be covered, the surfaces of tiles placedlongitudinally rest closely one upon another7 and the tiles laterallyplaced form a close joint by Contact in a single line of sur- 2o facesnot parallel with the general surface of the roof, substantially as setforth.

2. The combination of the approximately triangular-shaped tile havingthe projection and perforation with a similar tile, roof-laths, and atrough at the valley of a roof, substantially as described.

3. The combination of tiles having projee tions and perforations, as setforth, with approximately triangular perforated tiles, roof- 3o laths,and a cover, whereby the hip is formed, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. LITZELLE.

lVitnesses:

N. P. W iLsoN, R. G. CoT'roN.

